Height 26.0cm, mouth diameter 14.2cm, left and right sides 17.0cm, bottom diameter 17.0cm
This cylindrical vase is wheel-thrown with a slightly widened base. The mouth is tightened and stepped, and the inwardly tapered rim is in the style of an ubakuchi. The relaxed hanging ears on both sides of the shoulders are in perfect harmony with the overall shape of the vase, giving the vase a refined and dignified appearance. The clay surface is soft and burnished to a grayish-black color, which contrasts sharply with the reddish surface of the upper right part of the pot. Bizen ware with such a soft texture is relatively rare. The front and back sides are carved vertically and horizontally with spatula carvings, but this is a very gentle piece of tea ceremony ware of this type from the Momoyama period. The bottom is flat and gently undulating. The inscription of “Fukumimi” is probably a reference to the shape of the ear. There is a small hole with pig iron on the shoulder on both the front and back, but it is probably a filler now. It was probably made during the Tensho period.
It must have been handed down to the Yakura family in Kyoto in the past.
